Before the team's 50-minute practice at Invisalign Arena, goaltender Frederik Andersen and forward Max Pacioretty each took to the ice.
For Andersen, it is believed to be one of, if not his first time, working since suffering a lower-body injury during the team's game on November 6. The 33-year-old netminder played over 57 minutes in the contest against the Toronto Maple Leafs, but Pyotr Kochetkov was
the very next day.
As the netminder faced shots from Goaltending Coach Paul Schonfelder at the one end of the ice, Max Pacioretty skated with Justin Williams and Development Coach Peter Harrold at the other. Now in his 15th NHL season, Pacioretty remains working his way toward game readiness after
suffering a torn Achilles tendon in early August
.
Following practice Rod Brind'Amour remained with his stance that there is no timeline for either to return until they are practicing with the full group.
The same sentiment holds true for forward Ondrej Kase, who has been in concussion protocol since October 13.
"They get better treatment here and better work done than on the road," the team's head coach offered as rationale.
When the team's practice got underway, Teuvo Teravainen rejoined the group for the first time since suffering an upper-body injury on November 10. Working in a yellow non-contact jersey, the 28-year-old appeared comfortable, participating in the entire duration of practice.
Brind'Amour said that Teravainen would travel with the team as they embark on a four-game road stint Monday and he's hopeful he will be able to play at some point on the trip.
Carolina's #86 had just appeared to be heating up before suffering his injury, recording four assists in four games before having to come out of the lineup.
